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Hi Mike If the student is really stuck and can't do fieldwork, we have developed a virtual training environment we mainly use to prepare students for the field, but also have a version we use for those who can't go on fieldwork. It's freely available online at www.see.leeds.ac.uk/virtual-landscapes/<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/virtual-landscapes/> Let me know if you're interested in using this, we have a version which does not name the rock types and so can be used with your own hand specimens. Regards Jacqui ******************************************* Dr Jacqueline Houghton Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) Geological Sciences Virtual Landscapes Project Rm 9.159 School of Earth and Environment University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Virtual Worlds http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/virtual-landscapes/ On 20 Sep 2016, at 06:43, Mike Valentine <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi Jacqui, Thanks for the suggestion. My student sent sent an email letting me know about this web page just after In got your email! Thanks again, Mike From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Jacqueline Houghton <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 12:32 AM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: Field Camps for Students with limited mobility Hi Mike Check out the International Association for Geoscience Diversity website http://www.theiagd.org/. They have lots of advice on there. Regards Jacqui ******************************************* Dr Jacqueline Houghton Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) Geological Sciences Virtual Landscapes Project Rm 9.159 School of Earth and Environment University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Virtual Worlds http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/virtual-landscapes/ On 17 Sep 2016, at 06:21, Elisabeth Nadin <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I would like to follow up on this conversation because I have a student in the same situation *except* he is on the GI bill and they won't help pay for a field camp that is run in another country (even if it's through an American institute). any leads on one in the US? thanks, Elisabeth On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Michele Cooke <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi Mike, Rick Bennet at U Arizona has run a really cool "Accessible Earth" field camp. They are using new technology (e.g. remote sensing analysis, computational exercises) as well as taking advantage of a spectacular geologic setting. The camp ran for the first time last summer in Orvieto, Italy (I know, right!) and he is planning to run it again next summer. Here is a news article about the camp https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-creates-accessible-study-abroad-geosciences-course and a web page https://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/accessible-earth Rick, who is cc'ed to this email, should be able to point you even more information. best, -Michele ------------------------------------------------ Michele Cooke Geosciences Dept UMass - Amherst 611 North Pleasant St Amherst, MA 01003-9297 www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/cooke<http://www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/cooke> -------------------------------------------------- On Sep 16, 2016, at 6:46 PM, Mike Valentine <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi all, I have a student that needs to complete a geology field camp course and has difficulty hiking on steep terrain. Any recommendations for a camp? Thanks, Mike Valentine University of Puget Sound